K-12
In 2015, the Air Force Association contracted with the CIAS to develop three digital games for its Elementary School Cyber Education Initiative (ISCEI): Security Showdown 2, Packet Protector and JeffOS.
Since those initial games were created, two additional prototype educational games were developed through National Science Foundation grants. The first interactive game, Project Cipher, introduces students, in fourth grade and up, to cybersecurity principles that focus on cryptography.
The second prototype game, Pyramid of Knowledge, is designed as a testing tool for teachers. It provides educators with the ability to build their own quizzes for use in the game interface. And rounding out these games is Cyber Threat Defender: Digital, targeting players 11 years old and up! All of these cybersecurity games can be found within the CIAS Launcher.
NOTE: For GNU/Linux, use Windows Launcher with WINE compatibility layer and winetricks.
For Mac, locate the app you want to open in the Finder. Control-click the app icon, then choose Open from the shortcut menu. Click Open.
The CIAS Launcher
When you open the “CIAS Launcher” (links below), you will be asked to extract/run the files. Once this process is completed, save the file to your desktop and select the game icons of your choosing. You will need to select “Install” for each game, and then you’re ready to play!
The CIAS Launcher hosts a variety of electronic games, which are all accessed from one location when you download the “CIAS Launcher” to your computer.
About the CyBear Games
Below are brief descriptions of the electronic games featured within the CIAS Launcher. If you have questions about the games or have trouble accessing them, contact cias@utsa.edu.
